Privacy Policy

At Maedric, the privacy of our visitors is of extreme importance to us. This privacy policy document outlines the types of personal information is received and collected by Maedric and how it is used.

1. Purpose of Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is designed to assist you, the customer, in understanding how we may collect, use, disclose or otherwise process personal information you provide to us in accordance with the Personal Data Protection Act ("PDPA"), and in making informed decisions when you are using our website or any other means through which you disclose your personal data to us. Our policy applies to personal data in our possession or under our control, including personal data in the possession of organisations which we have engaged to collect, use, disclose or process personal data for our purposes.

As used in this Policy:

"customer" means an individual who (a) has contacted us through any means to find out more about any products or services we provide, or (b) may, or has, entered a contract with us for the supply of any products or services by us; and

"personal data" means data, whether true or not, about a customer who can be identified: (a) from that data; or (b) from that data and other information to which we have or are likely to have access. Depending on the nature of your interaction with us, some examples of personal data which we may collect from you include your name and contact information such as your address, email address or telephone number, nationality, gender, date of birth, marital status, photographs and other audio-visual information (such as CCTV recordings), employment information and financial information such as credit card numbers, debit card numbers or bank account information.

2. What information do we collect?

We generally do not collect your personal data unless:

  • it is provided to us voluntarily by you directly or via a third party who has been duly authorised by you to disclose your personal data to us (your "authorised representative") after (i) you (or your authorised representative) have been notified of the purposes for which the data is collected, and (ii) you (or your authorised representative) have provided written consent to the collection and usage of your personal data for those purposes, or
  • collection and use of personal data without consent is permitted or required by the PDPA or other laws. We shall seek your consent before collecting any additional personal data and before using your personal data for a purpose which has not been notified to you (except where permitted or authorised by law).

When you visit our website, you may be providing us with the following information:

  • personal data you voluntarily choose to disclose to us, e.g., your name, mailing and email addresses and telephone number which you provide to us;
  • personal data of your parents or legal guardian in the case that you are currently under 18 years of age and have obtained consent from your parents or legal guardian to do so; and
  • website use information collected on an aggregate basis as you and others browse our website.

3. What do we use your personal information for?

The personal information we collect from you may be used in one or more of the following ways:

  • To perform obligations in the course of or in connection with our provision of the products and/or services requested by you, in particular, to ensure that the transactions of purchased products proceeds smoothly;
  • To verify your identity;
  • To respond to, handle, and process queries, requests, applications, complaints, and feedback from you;
  • To manage your relationship with us including but not limited to sending feedback surveys or review requests to prior purchasers of our products;
  • To process payment or credit transactions;
  • To send you marketing information about our products or services (and those of our sponsors/partners) including notifying you of our marketing events, initiatives and promotions, lucky draws, membership and rewards schemes and other promotions;
  • Any other purposes for which you have provided the information;
  • To improve on our website;
  • To transmit to any unaffiliated third parties including our third party service providers and agents, and relevant governmental and/or regulatory authorities, whether in Singapore or abroad, for the aforementioned purposes; and
  • Any other incidental business purposes related to or in connection with the above, which may at times include, but not be limited to: audit requirements; regulatory reporting; law enforcement or investigation; subpeona or other legal directive; other specific requests from official government or statutory bodies.

The purposes listed in the above clauses may continue to apply even in situations where your relationship with us (for example, pursuant to a contract) has been terminated or altered in any way, for a reasonable period thereafter (including, where applicable, a period to enable us to enforce our rights under any contract with you).

4. Will your personal information be passed on to any third parties?

We may disclose your personal data:

  • where such disclosure is required for performing obligations in the course of or in connection with our provision of the products or services requested by you; or
  • to third party service providers, agents and other organisations we have engaged to perform any of the functions listed in Section 3 above for us.

Rest assured, we do not sell, trade or rent your personal data to others.

5. Will you be able to withdraw your consent earlier provided to us?

Yes, for any reason you deem necessary. The consent that you provide for the collection, use and disclosure of your personal data will remain valid until such time it is being withdrawn by you in writing. You may withdraw consent and request us to stop using and/or disclosing your personal data for any or all of the purposes listed above by submitting your request in writing or via email to our Data Protection Officer at the contact details provided below in "Additional information".

Upon receipt of your written request to withdraw your consent, we may require reasonable time (depending on the complexity of the request and its impact on our relationship with you) for your request to be processed and for us to notify you of the consequences of us acceding to the same, including any legal consequences which may affect your rights and liabilities to us. In general, we shall seek to process your request within ten (10) business days of receiving it.

Whilst we respect your decision to withdraw your consent, please note that depending on the nature and scope of your request, we may not be in a position to continue providing our products or services to you and we shall, in such circumstances, notify you before completing the processing of your request. Should you decide to cancel your withdrawal of consent, please inform us in writing in the manner described above.

Please note that withdrawing consent does not affect our right to continue to collect, use and disclose personal data where such collection, use and disclose without consent is permitted or required under applicable laws.

6. Can you access, update, correct your personal data which we hold about you?

Yes, you may do so.

If you wish to make;

  • an access request for access to a copy of the personal data which we hold about you or information about the ways in which we use or disclose your personal data, or;
  • a correction request to correct or update any of your personal data which we hold about you, you may submit your request in writing or via email to our Data Protection Officer at the contact details provided below.

Please note that a reasonable fee may be charged for an access request. If so, we will inform you of the fee before processing your request.

We will respond to your request as soon as reasonably possible. Should we not be able to respond to your request within thirty (30) calendar days after receiving your request, we will inform you in writing within thirty (30) calendar days of the time by which we will be able to respond to your request. If we are unable to provide you with any personal data or to make a correction requested by you, we shall generally inform you of the reasons why we are unable to do so (except where we are not required to do so under the PDPA).

7. How do we protect your personal data?

The security of your personal information is our utmost priority. To safeguard your personal data from unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copying, modification, disposal or similar risks, we have introduced appropriate administrative, physical and technical measures such as up-to-date antivirus protection, encryption and the use of privacy filters to secure all storage and transmission of personal data by us, and disclosing personal data both internally and to our authorised third party service providers and agents only on a need-to-know basis.

You should be aware, however, that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure. While security cannot be guaranteed, we strive to protect the security of your information and are constantly reviewing and enhancing our information security measures. Maedric will take reasonable steps to ensure that all information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, complete, up-to-date and stored in a secure environment accessed only by authorized persons.

8. How long do we retain your personal data?

We may retain your personal data for as long as it is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, or as required or permitted by applicable laws.

We will cease to retain your personal data or remove the means by which the data can be associated with you, as soon as it is reasonable to assume that such retention no longer serves the purpose for which the personal data was collected and is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.

9. What else should you know about data protection?

We generally rely on personal data provided by you (or your authorised representative). To ensure that your personal data is current, complete, and accurate, please update us if there are changes to your personal data by informing our Data Protection Officer in writing or via email at the contact details provided below in "Additional information". We do not assume responsibility for the publication of the information due to errors during transmission or due to unauthorised access by third parties.

10. TRANSFERS OF PERSONAL DATA OUTSIDE OF SINGAPORE

We generally do not transfer your personal data to countries outside of Singapore. However, if we do so, typically in cases where provision of the products and/or services requested by you requires us to do so, we will obtain your consent for the transfer to be made and we will take steps to ensure that your personal data continues to receive a standard of protection that is at least comparable to that provided under the PDPA.

11. Log Files

Like many other Web sites, Maedric.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol ( IP ) addresses, type of browser, Internet Service Provider ( ISP ), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses, and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.

12. Third-party Websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to third party websites. We are not responsible for the content of such websites, or for the manner in which those websites collect, hold, use, and distribute any personal information you provide. When visiting a third party website from hyperlinks displayed on this website, we encourage you to review the privacy statements of those websites so that you can understand how the personal information you provide will be will collected, held, used and distributed.

13. Changes to our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or revise this privacy policy at any time. Changes to this privacy policy will take effect immediately once published on this website. Please check this privacy policy regularly for modifications and updates. If you continue to use this website or if you provide any personal information after we post changes to this privacy policy, this will indicate your acceptance of any such changes.

14. Additional Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy please contact us at info@maedric.com or through the form provided on the "Contact us" page.

Cookies Policy

IMPORTANT NOTICE: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE: This policy explains how cookies are used on this website. The policy may be amended from time to time. When we do, we will let you know by appropriate means such as by posting the revised policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date. By using this site you agree to the placement of cookies on your computer in accordance with the terms of this policy. If you do not wish to accept cookies from this site please either disable cookies or refrain from using this site.

What are Cookies?

A cookie is a text-only string of information that a website transfers to the cookie file of the browser on your computer's hard disk so that the website can recognise you when you revisit and remember certain information about you. This can include which pages you have visited, choices you have made from menus, any specific information you have entered into forms and the time and date of your visit.

Types of Cookies

There are two main types of cookies:

Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that expire at the end of a browser session; that is, when you leave the site. Session cookies allow the website to recognise you as you navigate between pages during a single browser session and allow you to use the website most efficiently.

Persistent cookies: in contrast to session cookies, persistent cookies are stored on your equipment between browsing sessions until expiry or deletion. They therefore enable the website to "recognise" you on your return, remember your preferences, and tailor services to you.

Our use of cookies we currently use, and may use in the future, the following types of cookies on this website.

We use session cookies to: help us maintain security and verify your details whilst you use the website as you navigate from page to page, which enables you to avoid having to re-enter your details each time you enter a new page. Disabling these cookies may cause issues with site navigation.

We use persistent cookies to: help us recognise you as a unique user when you return to our website so that you do not have to input your details multiple times as you move between our pages or services. They also collect and compile anonymous, aggregated information for statistical and evaluation purposes to help us understand how users use the website and help us improve the structure of our website.

Many cookies are designed to give you optimal usage of the web. For example, we use cookies to enable you to improve your user experience when using our website, e.g. a cookie which recognises if your browser supports specific technology features. This helps, for example, in enabling web pages to be loaded more quickly when you request the download of a large file. In addition to cookies which send information to us, we also use cookies which collect information and send it to third parties. An example of this is Google Analytics. We use Google Analytics to help collect and compile information like the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from and the pages they visited. Visit Google's site for an overview of privacy at Google and information on how to opt out of the Google Analytics cookie. As with first party cookies, you are able to block third party cookies through your browser settings. Some of our cookies may collect and store your personal information, such as your name or email address. We are committed to respecting and protecting your privacy and will ensure that all personal information collected by us is kept and treated in accordance with our privacy policy.

Refusing Cookies on this Site

Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. However, you have the ability to disable cookies if you wish, generally through changing your internet software browsing settings. It may also be possible to configure your browser settings to enable acceptance of specific cookies or to notify you each time a new cookie is about to be stored on your computer enabling you to decide whether to accept or reject the cookie. To manage your use of cookies there are various resources available to you, for example the "Help" section on your browser may assist you. You can also disable or delete the stored data used by technology similar to cookies, such as Local Shared Objects or Flash cookies, by managing your browser's "add-on settings" or visiting the website of its manufacturer.

Maedric uses the following cookies on this website, for the following purposes:

Google cookies

Maedric.com uses Google Analytics to analyse the use of this website. Google Analytics generates statistical and other information about website use by means of cookies, which are stored on users' computers. The information generated relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of the website. Google will store and use this information. Google's privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/privacypolicy.html.

Sharing Cookies

Maedric.com allows you to share pages or listed items on this website through social networks. The widgets enable this website to use cookies for this functionality.

Refusing cookies

Most browsers allow you to refuse to accept any cookies.

Internet Explorer

In Internet Explorer, you can refuse all cookies by clicking "Tools", "Internet Options", "Privacy", and selecting "Block all cookies" using the sliding selector.

Chrome

In Chrome, click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar, select Settings and click Show advanced settings. In the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button. In the "Cookies" section, you can change settings to block all cookies or just third party cookies.

Firefox

In Firefox, you can adjust your cookies settings by clicking "Tools", "Options" and "Privacy".

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